Association of Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis With Brain White Matter Hyperintensity.
Association of Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis With Brain White Matter Hyperintensity.
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DOI:
10.1161/strokeaha.120.032674
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发表时间:
2021-08
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影响因子:
8.3
通讯作者:
Nyquist P
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作者:
Johansen MC;Gottesman RF;Kral BG;Vaidya D;Yanek LR;Becker LC;Becker DM;Nyquist P
We aim to determine, in healthy high-risk adults, the association between subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD) and white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume and location, independent of atherosclerotic risk factors. 782 asymptomatic first-degree relatives of index cases with early-onset CAD (<60 years old) from Genetic Study of Atherosclerosis Risk (GeneSTAR) with contemporaneous coronary CTA (C-CTA) and brain MRI were analyzed. Multilevel mixed-effects linear regression models, accounting for family structure, evaluated the association of total WMH volume, and three regions (deep white matter (DWMH), periventricular (PVWMH) or borderzone (cuff)), with markers of CAD. Separate models were created for total WMH, DWMH, PVWMH and cuff volumes, each, as dependent variables, across C-CTA variables, adjusted for covariates. Mean age was 51years±10, with 58% female and 39% African-American. Participants with any coronary plaque had 52% larger WMH volumes than those without plaque (95%CI 0.24–0.59). Per 1% greater coronary plaque volume, total WMH volumes were 0.07% larger (95%CI 0.04–0.10). Every 1% higher total coronary plaque volume was associated with 5.03% larger DWMH volume (95%CI 4.67–5.38), 5.10% PVWMH larger volume (95%CI 4.72–5.48) and 2.74% larger cuff volume (95%CI 2.38–3.09) with differences in this association when comparing DWMH to PVWMH (P-interaction 0.001) or cuff (P-interaction <0.001) respectively. In healthy, high-risk individuals, the presence and volume of coronary artery plaque are associated with larger WMH volumes, appearing strongest for PVWMH. These findings in high-risk families suggest a disease relationship in two different vascular beds, beyond traditional risk factors, possibly due to genetic predisposition.